The Hammer of Dawn is one of The Greatest Video Game Weapons of All Time**. It is a high energy beam fired from an orbiting Imulsion powered satellite from the Gears of Wars Series. The wielder aims the beam by pointing a targeting-laser on the desired focus of attack. After the satellite locks onto the target, it fires the beam, instantly killing almost any type of enemy (source: Gears Wiki). There is nothing more fun than having a moment of patience, lining a up a shot, and then cutting a path through large numbers of Locust. As with all weapons, it does have one key weakness. The Hammer of Dawn is only functional with an open sky and when the satellite is aligned overhead; so it does not work indoors. The Hammer of Dawn is used to destroy/explode the Lambent-Brumak and thus sink the city of Jacinto at the end of Gears of War 2. Yes, I know Gears 2 came out in November and I just finished it…I’ve been busy.

**While the Hammer of Dawn is one of The Greatest Video Game Weapons of All Time, it is not the greatest of all; the greatest is The Master Sword from The Legend of Zelda Series.